Two weeks after having my wisdom tooth surgery, you’d think I’d be burned-out on anything involving pudding or ice cream! Instead I’ve been obsessed with experimenting with ice cream recipes. So far, I’ve made a tangy peach yogurt flavor and then this delicious banana pudding ice cream I’m sharing with you today. It’s a fun twist on a sweet, southern treat I’ve loved since childhood!
Like my last post of the strawberry flavored ice cream, this recipe doesn’t require an ice cream maker either. I did use a stand-mixer to make homemade whipped cream, which gives the ice cream a velvety texture and rich taste like real banana pudding. A good tip for making whipped cream: Chill your bowl and whisk in the freezer for at least 10 minutes before whipping the cream. A cold bowl helps your cream stay cold while being whipped at a high speed.
I didn’t incorporate sugar into the whipped cream because the other ingredients add just enough sweetness. It’s certainly an indulging dessert, like real banana pudding. I tried to take a few short cuts to balance out the calories and guilt, but I was shamelessly happy with the results after the first bite.
What was your favorite ice cream growing up as kid? Has that changed since adulthood?
NO-CHURN BANANA PUDDING ICE CREAM
INGREDIENTS
3 or 4 very ripe bananas
1 package of sugar-free, instant vanilla pudding mix
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 can of fat-free sweetened condensed milk
2 cups vanilla wafers (less if preferred)
2 cups heavy whipping cream
DIRECTIONS
- Chill mixing bowl, whisk attachment, and loaf pan (or container of your choice) in the freezer while preparing food.
- Lightly crush wafers into small pieces.
- In a large sized bowl, mash bananas with a fork.
- Add pudding mix, vanilla extract, and condensed milk to the mashed bananas and mix well.
- Using your stand mixer, whip heavy cream at high speed until stiff peaks form, about 1 minute.
- Gently fold whipped cream into banana until incorporated. Then fold in wafer pieces.
- Add ice cream mixture to chilled loaf pan or container. Freeze for at least 3 hours, serve and enjoy!
Recipe adapted from One Sweet Appetite.
Ohhh .. my household love banana pudding.. I have to try this!
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